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Global Warming Is Real and Has Consequences – Part II

April 6, 2012
Climate-change naysayers claim that shifting from fossil fuels to alternative energies is unnecessary or too costly for economies. Yet, the cost of climate change is clearly evident. Manufacturers are considering moving from Thailand and other countries threatened by flooding and other forces...

Terrorism Undermines Political Islam in Indonesia

November 26, 2003
Although Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, Islamist political parties in the country have been unable to attract widespread support. Since the 1998 fall of the autocratic Suharto and the beginning of a transition to democracy, support for Islamist parties has not risen above...

Reform and Rebalance

October 9, 2013
The US Federal Reserve Board decides monetary policy that influences interest rates at home and overseas. Since the 2007 credit crisis, the Federal Reserve has purchased bonds to inject money into the economy – a policy that lowered interest rates and prompted investors to hunt for higher returns...

Backed by Big Powers, a Successful Iran Deal Could Rescue NPT

July 16, 2015
The leading impact of the July 14 Iran nuclear deal may be how it affects the overall pace and extent of nuclear-weapons proliferation. To succeed in resolving the Iranian nuclear deal and strengthening barriers against the further spread of nuclear weapons, China, Russia and the United States must...

Post-Brexit Britain as Ruletaker: Financial Times

March 8, 2019
In supporting Britain’s exit from the European Union, some voters anticipated escaping rules imposed by the European Union. But the British will soon discover that they cannot be rulemakers, explains Philip Stephens for the Financial Times. He recounts criticism about European noise limits on...

Barack Obama: “We Are and Always Will Be a Nation of Immigrants”

November 21, 2014
The US president took steps to allow millions of immigrants to remain in the country without fear of deportation. He has authorized increased resources for border security, and set priority of removing “felons, not families.” Another program will defer action on 3.7 million immigrants who are...

Unions for a Global Economy

May 3, 2007
Workers are following the footsteps of business executives, expanding and gaining global influence by merging with counterparts in other sectors and around the world. “As unions begin their inevitable transformation into global entities, globalization's cheerleaders must define themselves more...

Emerging Democracies Coy on Denouncing Syrian Repression

October 10, 2011
The Arab Spring protests have put emerging powers on the spot. French scholar Christophe Jaffrelot explores whether fledgling democracies have an obligation to aid the citizens of repressive states in securing democratic freedoms – why India, Brazil and South Africa resisted a UN Security Council...
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